CEREDIGION, Wales, June 13 -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: Aberystwyth University's Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience has announced his intention to step down from the role at the end of the current academic year. Professor Tim Woods, formerly head of the Department of English and Creative Writing and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, has been Pro Vice-Chancelor and a member of the University's Executive for 6 years and plans to return to academi  more

LAVAL, Quebec, June 13 (TNSres) -- Laval University issued the following news release: * * * Increased use of blood transfusions after major traumatic brain injury could help people hospitalized in intensive care units regain greater functional independence and a better quality of life. * * * Six months after a major traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients who benefited from this approach regained more functional independence and had a better quality of life than those subjected to a more res  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 14 -- St. Louis Lambert International Airport issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Avelo Airlines takes off today with exclusive nonstop service between St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) and Southern Connecticut's most convenient airport - Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN). Avelo is the only airline offering nonstop service between Missouri and Connecticut. Avelo operates this route twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays, utilizing Boeing Next-Ge  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, June 13 -- The Community College System of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Five colleges and universities have committed to simplifying transfer for students who earn associate degrees in the Community College System of New Hampshire and want to pursue a bachelor's degree program at a four-year institution in New Hampshire. Colby-Sawyer College, Franklin Pierce University, Keene State College, New England College and Plymouth State University have joined  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 13 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Martin Guay to serve as chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents, the governing body for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. In assuming the leadership role, Guay will succeed its current chair, JoAnn Ryan, who announced today that she will not seek reappointment to the board when her term as a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 14 -- The Environment California Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: A panel of experts discussed the potential of offshore wind to provide clean, reliable energy to millions of Americans on Tuesday. The webinar, organized by Environment America Research & Policy Center and the New England for Offshore Wind coalition, explained how, despite setbacks, historic progress is being made in the deployment of offshore wind. The panel identified t  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: A panel of experts discussed the potential of offshore wind to provide clean, reliable energy to millions of Americans on Tuesday. The webinar (https://environmentamerica.org/center/events/why-america-should-go-big-on-offshore-wind/), organized by Environment America Research & Policy Center and the New England for Offshore Wind coalition, explained how, despite set  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, June 13 -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: Franklin Pierce University is proud to announce its participation in the New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee, an initiative aimed at making the transfer process from community colleges more efficient and affordable for students. This program is part of the New England Board of Higher Education's efforts to facilitate seamless transitions for community college students. "We are excited to join the New Hampshire  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Revolution Wind is marking the completed construction of the project's union-built advanced foundation components, the latest milestone for Rhode Island and Connecticut's first large-scale offshore wind farm and the first multi-state offshore wind farm in the nation. Governor Dan McKee, the Department of the Interior's U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Elizabeth Klein, U.  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Last night, Connecticut's Fox 61 highlighted the hiring surge taking place at Electric Boat to meet the demands of the Virginia Class and Columbia Class programs, and Congressman Courtney's work to maintain a steady demand signal. Last year, Electric Boat hired 5,300 workers and is on track to hire another 5,200 this year. Newport News Shipbuilding has also seen an employment surge with over 8,200 new   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today announced that 17 new high-speed electric vehicle charging stations will open in Maine over the next year as part of the State's commitment to build an accessible and reliable network of EV chargers for residents and visitors. The new charging sites, which will feature 52 new chargers, have been selected with the goal of expanding the charging network to serve travelers   more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition will recognize Maine Trust for Local News later this month with its annual Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award. Maine Trust for Local News -- which includes publications such as the Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald and Kennebec Journal -- fought relentlessly for information about the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston. The new  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed an $11,607 penalty against Ohio-based Russell T. Bundy Associates, Inc., doing business as Pan Glo New England (Pan Glo), for violating air pollution, hazardous waste, and toxic use reduction regulations at its facility on Goddard Memorial Drive in Worcester. Pan Glo is an industrial provider of   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced the Save Our Small (SOS) Farms Act of 2024, legislation to improve access to disaster assistance programs and crop insurance for small-sized farms. "Connecticut farmers have always been the core of our rural communities, but as they often run small operations, they face some unique challenges. It's increasingly difficult for  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 13 -- The National Football League issued the following news on June 12, 2024: By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor Amid six Super Bowl wins' worth of pomp and circumstance, Tom Brady took his rightful place in the Patriots Hall of Fame. The New England legend was enshrined into the team's hallowed halls on Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium to conclude a three-hour event in which his No. 12 was officially retired, and it was announced a statue would be erected in his h  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Joe Courtney urged his colleagues to support the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - which includes authorization for a second Virginia Class submarine- and reject partisan poison pill provisions that distract from the purpose of the bill. A vote by the full House on the NDAA is expected Friday following the bill's overwhelming bipartisan passage (57-1) in the House A  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following agency statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The Court today rejected an attempt by anti-abortion extremists to place medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 14 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray attorneys have been selected as winners of the New England Forestry Foundation's Forest Champion Award for their work on the Exemplary Forestry Investment Fund. The Ropes & Gray team honored with this award includes asset management partner Justin Kliger, of counsel Chris Klem, and associate Nick Coppola, and mergers & acquisitions associate Taylor Gorman. This award is given out each year to   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Rade Musulin, a principal at Finity Consulting, from a hearing dated June 5, 2024, entitled "Riskier Business: How Climate is Already Challenging Insurance Markets": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Rade Musulin. I am an Actuary who has extensive experience in natural hazard ri  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Josh Baxt A large, international research collaboration has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can better determine the genetic causes of rare diseases than whole exome sequencing (WES). WES only reads protein-producing genes, around 2% of the genome, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "For many years, people have been asking whether   more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: Nearly all isolates of the bacterium that causes syphilis bear mutations that make them resistant to the antibiotic azithromycin, according to a study of samples collected from the United States and Canada. The findings were reported June 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Nicole Lieberman, a senior scientist in laboratory medicine and pathology at the Universi  more